Oxer Buruzagi DO Rioja 2023

The image on the bottle shows the former King Aritza of Navarra ascending through the forest when he lost the crown

Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau) and Mourvèdre (Monastrell, Mataro)

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Floral, Black Fruit, and Mineral, Sweet Spice and Leather / Earthy

BODY: Full
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): High (More than 14%)

Origin: La Rioja, Spain

Grape Varietals:
Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau) and Mourvèdre (Monastrell, Mataro)

Winemaking:
Organic, Biodynamic, and Minimal Intervention
Wild yeast and Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation: 7-12 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Beef wellington, rack of lamb, strawberry with chocolate

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Peking duck, sichuan boiled beef

Oxer Wines

Oxer Bastegieta (Oxer Wines) is a Basque producer who divides his time between the family winery in the Bizkaiko Txakolina appellation and his highly personal wines in Rioja. With a high focus on low intervention, he's definitely one to watch

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Oxer Buruzagi DO Rioja 2023

The name comes from Basque and means ‘thinking head’ in reference to the former King of the Kingdom of Navarra Eneko Aritza. The image shows Aritza ascending through the forest when he lost the crown

Grape Varietals & Region: A blend of Garnacha & Monastrell from Rioja, Spain. The fruit comes from old vineyards of Camprovin, in the Alto Najerilla area of Rioja Alta. It is a high altitude vineyard with clones of old Garnacha from La Rioja and Monastrell on clay-ferrous soils with slightly more than 10% stone

Taste Profile: Bursting with a floral, elegant nose of forest fruits on a mineral background. On the palatte it is elegant, broad, with bright acidity, soft tannins & long persistent finish

Winemaking Process: Spontaneously fermented in 1,000 liter French oak foudres. Malolactic fermentation and subsequent aging for 10 months in used 600L barrels.

Shouldered & Powerful Reds

Powerful modern reds with the ability to age. They tend to be very intense, with ripe fruit, firm tannins & drinkability either young or cellared.

They often have notes of forest floor, blackcurrant, mint & eucalyptus